Posts Tagged: Special Needs
‘The Pride of the Uniform’: Israeli Teens With Special Needs Join Program for IDF Service
For most 16-year-old Israelis, getting their preliminary call-up letter to enlist in the army is a critical step in their career path. But Israeli teens...
Israel Launches Cybersecurity Program for Students With Special Needs
CTech - On Sunday, Israel launched the first cohort of a new cybersecurity training program for students with special needs. Instructed and funded by the...
Israeli Boy With Special Needs Realizes Dream by Becoming Police Officer for a Day
JNS.org - Ilya Cohen, an 11-year-old Israeli boy with special needs, realized his dream by becoming a police officer for a day. The teaching staff at the...
Raising, and Learning From, a Special Child
Just after our daughter Zeesy’s first birthday, she suffered her first grand mal seizure. Optimism is ingrained in our Chassidic culture, so we were extremely...
Special Needs Knesset Employee Meets with PM Netanyahu (VIDEO)
Named after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's brother, Yoni, Yonatan Weinberger is an assistant to the Knesset Guard. He also happens to have developmental disabilities. On...